Well, I just hate to spoil all the summer suspense, but here’s the 49ers’ 53-man roster projection: QB (2): Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert Cut: Dylan Thompson Thompson, a rookie free agent, is obviously a strong candidate for the practice squad given the skimpy depth chart at this position. The 49ers didn’t use one of their …

Carrier (6-4, 241), 23, the only player from Beloit to earn a spot on an NFL roster, was a wide receiver in college who set school records for career receptions (189), yards (3,111) and touchdowns (29). He had 75 catches for 1,250 yards as a senior. He also played basketball for two seasons, starting 21 games and averaging 8.3 points. …

For the second straight day, Crabtree wasn’t observed at the start of practice today, although the 49ers say he hasn’t had a setback: He has breaks built into his rehabilitation schedule. Crabtree also wasn’t observed at the start of practice Friday. …

FOX analyst and former Ravens coach Brian Billick, who covered Kaepernick’s 91-yard performance in last week’s 10-9 loss to the Panthers, referenced Gladwell’s book, Outliers, when discussing the quarterback’s development after 19 career starts. (To be clear, we don’t literally mean Kaepernick needs to spend the equivalent of 416 days in the pocket). …

In last week’s 10-9 loss to Carolina, Gore, who had 16 carries for 82 yards, was the lone bright on an offense that produced the 49ers’ fewest yards (151) since 2006. However, he was also oddly underutilized, collecting just four carries in the second half. …

In addition to a game Sunday, the 49ers lost three starters to injury in a 10-9 defeat to the Panthers: tight end Vernon Davis (concussion), safety Eric Reid (concussion) and defensive tackle Ray McDonald (ankle). …

Cox, the team’s dime cornerback who was signed as a free agent in 2012, played just one defensive snap in a 10-9 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. He was made expendable with the addition of cornerback Eric Wright, who was placed on the 53-man roster last week but was inactive against the Panthers. Wright, 28, is a seven-year veteran with 81 career starts. …

The 49ers are expected to release Kyle Williams today, a league source said, ending a three-year relationship that will forever be remembered for the wide receiver’s two fumbles on punt returns in a 2011 NFC Championship Game loss to the Giants. …

On Sunday night, ESPN analyst former 49ers quarterback Trent Dilfer said Kaepernick becomes a “remedial” passer when his first read is taken away. In his Monday Morning Quarterback column, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King wrote: “I don’t know who Colin Kaepernick is anymore.” …

The fourth-year wide receiver surrendered his kickoff-return duties to Anthony Dixon, relinquished his role as a punt returner to LaMichael James and played a season-low 20 offensive snaps with Mario Manningham back on the field. …

In the latest unsightly performance, the 49ers (6-3) had 46 net passing yards – their fewest since Alex Smith’s first NFL start on Oct. 9, 2005 – collected 10 first downs and had four punts and two turnovers in a scoreless second half. …